How much cash do I have?
Type how many of each bill and coin you have. The cash calculator adds them up to the cent, shows the bills and the coins apart, counts the pieces, and gives the deposit after the starting cash you keep in a drawer. It also estimates how much the cash weighs.
- Total cash
- $164.77
You have $164.77 in cash: $162.00 in bills and $2.77 in coins.
- Bills
- $162.00
- Coins
- $2.77
- Pieces
- 48
- Weight (g)
- 118.2
- Weight (lb)
- 0.261
- Count
- $20 bills: 5 × $20.00 = $100.00; $10 bills: 3 × $10.00 = $30.00; $5 bills: 4 × $5.00 = $20.00; $1 bills: 12 × $1.00 = $12.00; Quarters: 8 × $0.25 = $2.00; Dimes: 5 × $0.10 = $0.50; Nickels: 4 × $0.05 = $0.20; Pennies: 7 × $0.01 = $0.07
Total cash: $164.77. You have $164.77 in cash: $162.00 in bills and $2.77 in coins.
How to calculate
Counts cash: type how many of each US bill and coin you have to get the total, the bills and coins apart, the count of pieces, the deposit after a starting float, and the weight.
Example with the default inputs ($20 bills 5, $10 bills 3, $5 bills 4, $1 bills 12, Quarters 8, Dimes 5, Nickels 4, Pennies 7): You have $164.77 in cash: $162.00 in bills and $2.77 in coins.
Method: Each count is multiplied by its value in cents, and the cents are added, so the total is exact. Total = bills + coins; deposit = total − float. Weight = 1 g per bill plus each coin’s US Mint weight.
- US bills ($1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100) and coins (1¢, 5¢, 10¢, 25¢, 50¢, $1). Counts are whole numbers from 0 to 10,000,000.
- Weights are nominal: about 1 g a bill (BEP) and the US Mint standard weight of each coin; worn coins weigh a little less.
- A deposit below $0 means the cash is short of the float. The weight in pounds uses 1 lb = 453.59237 g.
Worked examples
Each example is checked against the calculator on every build.
- $20 bills 5, $10 bills 3, $5 bills 4, $1 bills 12, Quarters 8, Dimes 5, Nickels 4, Pennies 7 gives Total cash $164.77, Bills $162.00, Coins $2.77, Pieces 48, Weight (g) 118.2, Weight (lb) 0.260586.Source: U.S. Mint, Coin Specifications (cent 2.500 g, nickel 5.000 g, dime 2.268 g, quarter 5.670 g, half dollar 11.340 g, dollar 8.100 g), https://www.usmint.gov/learn/coins-and-medals/circulating-coins/coin-specifications (retrieved 2026-10-02); Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Currency FAQs (a note weighs about one gram, regardless of denomination), https://www.bep.gov/currency/faqs (retrieved 2026-10-02)
- Dimes 3, Pennies 1 gives Total cash $0.31, Coins $0.31, Bills $0.00.Source: U.S. Mint, Coin Specifications (cent 2.500 g, nickel 5.000 g, dime 2.268 g, quarter 5.670 g, half dollar 11.340 g, dollar 8.100 g), https://www.usmint.gov/learn/coins-and-medals/circulating-coins/coin-specifications (retrieved 2026-10-02)
- $100 bills 10, $20 bills 25, Starting cash to keep (float) $150.00 gives Total cash $1,500.00, Deposit after the float $1,350.00, Weight (g) 35.Source: Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Currency FAQs (a note weighs about one gram, regardless of denomination), https://www.bep.gov/currency/faqs (retrieved 2026-10-02)
How it works
For each kind of bill or coin, the count n is multiplied by its value in whole cents (a $20 bill is 2,000 cents, a quarter 25):
- bills = Σ n × value over $100, $50, $20, $10, $5, $2 and $1 bills
- coins = Σ n × value over dollar coins (100¢), half dollars (50¢), quarters (25¢), dimes (10¢), nickels (5¢) and pennies (1¢)
- total cash = bills + coins, then divided by 100 for dollars
- deposit = total − float, shown when a float above $0 is typed; the float is rounded to whole cents first
- pieces = the sum of the counts
- weight = 1 g for each bill + 8.1 g for each dollar coin + 11.34 g for each half dollar + 5.67 g for each quarter + 2.268 g for each dime + 5 g for each nickel + 2.5 g for each penny; pounds = grams ÷ 453.59237
Sums of cents are whole numbers, so the total is exact.
Rules
- Every count is a whole number from 0 to 10,000,000; an empty count is 0. At least one count must be above 0.
- The float is $0 to $1,000,000,000.
Output format. Money in dollars and cents. Weight in grams to 1 decimal place and pounds to 3. The count lists each kind typed, in the order above, as "$20 bills: 5 × $20.00 = $100.00", joined with "; ".
Worked examples by hand
5 twenties, 3 tens, 4 fives, 12 ones, 8 quarters, 5 dimes, 4 nickels and 7 pennies. Bills: 100 + 30 + 20 + 12 = $162.00. Coins: 2.00 + 0.50 + 0.20 + 0.07 = $2.77. Total $164.77 in 48 pieces. Weight: 24 bills × 1 g + 8 × 5.67 + 5 × 2.268 + 4 × 5 + 7 × 2.5 = 118.2 g (0.261 lb).
3 dimes and a penny. 30 + 1 = 31 cents = $0.31.
10 hundreds and 25 twenties with a $150 float. Total $1,000 + $500 = $1,500; deposit 1,500 − 150 = $1,350; weight 35 bills = 35 g.
Other questions people ask
How do I count cash quickly?
Sort it by kind, count each pile, and multiply by its value: 5 twenties are $100, 8 quarters are $2. Add the piles. Typing the counts here does the multiplying and adding for you, in whole cents so nothing is lost to rounding.
Which bills and coins can I count?
The seven bills the Bureau of Engraving and Printing prints, $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100, and the circulating coins: pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, half dollars and dollar coins.
What is a cash drawer float?
The starting cash a register keeps for change, such as $150. Type it under More options and the page takes it off the total to give the amount to deposit. A negative deposit means the drawer is short.
How much does a stack of cash weigh?
The BEP says a note weighs about one gram whatever its value, so 1,000 bills weigh about 1 kg (2.2 lb). Coins weigh more: a quarter is 5.670 g and a nickel 5.000 g, per the US Mint.
How much are 40 quarters?
40 × 25¢ = 1,000¢ = $10.00. Type 40 under quarters; the same works for any count of any coin, such as 50 dimes (500¢ = $5.00).
Why count in cents?
Computers store most decimals such as 0.10 only approximately, so adding many of them can drift by a fraction of a cent. The page adds whole cents instead, so 3 dimes and a penny is exactly $0.31.